the big deal is the heat wave. >> that's the big headline for the end of the week. already a few storms far to the northwest of our metro area, mainly in west virginia, pushing southward into central west virginia. and western maryland. cumberlands has a light to moderate showers moving north to south. that's clipping the panhandle of west virginia and moving into the panhandle of maryland. you know what i'm trying to say. 80 degrees downtown. mid 90's this afternoon, hot and humid. scattered storms. not everyone will get them. when they do pop up, they could be strong to severe with gusty winds and large hail possibly. some storms could start as early as after lunchtime. 101 degrees by friday. now stuart oscar with a breaking traffic -- now to oscar. >>> colesville road shut down between indian spring drive and sligo creek parkway. originalists, it was shut down at franklin. american legion bridge, no delays. 270 looking pretty good. starting to pick up a little. a couple accidents in maryland. 340 eastbound after 17 blocking all the eastbound lanes. 97 southbound